The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has denied reports claiming that results of more than 34,000 candidates have been withheld due to alleged examination malpractice.
Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, clarified that the Council has not released any official statement on the issue. He described the circulating reports as “factually inaccurate.”
Mr. Kapi said WAEC is still investigating irregularities recorded during the recent examinations. However, he stressed that the Council has not yet concluded its findings or released any data.
“We have not released any official statement. I’ve seen the statement myself, but it contains a lot of inaccuracies. We are still dealing with the issues and have not concluded investigations,” he said.
Mr. Kapi noted that WAEC deployed a stronger monitoring and inspection team this year to protect the integrity of the exams. Despite the expanded oversight, a few cases of malpractice were detected.
“We had people all over the place monitoring the exams. Of course, there were still some bad nuts in the system, and we recorded some irregularities. However, it is not true that we have withheld the results of over 34,000 candidates. For now, we haven’t put out any figures,” he explained.
Earlier, reports circulating online claimed that WAEC had withheld results for 34,563 candidates over alleged collusion, impersonation, and use of unauthorised materials.
WAEC says its investigations are ongoing, and official details on withheld results will be released only after the Examinations Committee completes its review.
